Kristen McKinney, PhD, serves as the Associate Dean and Chief Administrative Officer for the Division of Graduate Education at the University of California, Los Angeles, and also holds the position of Director for the Student Affairs Information and Research Office. In addition to this role, Kristen McKinney is a Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, where responsibilities include developing and delivering doctoral courses in Quantitative Research and Assessment and Program Evaluation through the Canvas LMS. Academic credentials include a PhD in Education, an MA in Education, and a BA in Psychology, all earned from UCLA between 1991 and 2001.